QUESTION
What does NYC Aging project about the growth of the foreign born older adult population?
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The New York City Department for the Aging does not provide specific projections for the future foreign born older adult population, but anticipates greater diversity.
- The Department relies on projections from the NYC Department for City Planning, the US Census Bureau, and the American Community Survey for future demographics.
- Specific future estimates for the foreign born older adult population are not available.
- By 2040, more than 1 in 5 New Yorkers will be an older adult.
- The older adult population in NYC will be more diverse than that of the US, with many speaking a language other than English at home.
Crystal Hudson
0:23:36
According to a 2023 Center for an Urban Future report.
0:23:40
New York City's older adult population has become more diverse than ever, and the population of older immigrant New Yorkers is growing faster than that of native born adults.
0:23:49
What are NYC Aging's projections for the growth of NYC's foreign born older adult population?
Penney Vachiraprapun
0:23:58
Morning.
0:23:58
Shares Hudson and Avila's.
0:24:00
New York City aging recently updated our US and New York City older adult population compare person for 2023 and our profile for older New Yorkers, which is published on our website, both of which, as I said, can be found on our website.
0:24:15
Those reports detail the various demographics of the current older adult population.
0:24:21
So our agency definitely has finger on the pulse of the older adult population currently, and the older adult population in the 5 boroughs as it is now.
0:24:32
However, we currently rely on the New York City Department for City Planning, as well as the US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey to determine projections in the future.
0:24:42
And moving forward.
0:24:44
So we cannot specifically say what the estimates are for the older adult population in the future for the foreign born.
0:24:51
But we do know that by 2040, more than 1 in 5 New Yorkers will be an older adult and that the older adult population in New York city will be more diverse than the US older adult population.
0:25:02
Older adults in New Yorker, in New York will be far more likely to speak a language other than English at home.
0:25:10
So as I said, we're not the experts on data in terms of projections, but we do have a finger on the pulse for current data.